Cracked Lid

[Farrell]

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So you are suggesting that most of the lids on your newly refinished =
100-year-old pianos have multiple cracks right through the finish? How =
do you sell them?

Terry Farrell
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  From: VOCE88@aol.com=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 6:34 AM
  Subject: Re: Cracked Lid


  Paul,

  My guess - the cracks were there and went unnoticed. We do lots of =
rebuilding and I assume that a 1901 S&S lid will have these types of =
problems. If it doesn't I am just pleasantly surprised.=20

  I hope that helps,

  Rich Galassini
  Cunningham Piano Company
  Philadelphia, Pa.
  www.cunninghampiano.com

  In a message dated 10/27/2004 8:05:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, =
tune4@earthlink.net writes:
    List readers:

    I inspected a recently refinished mahogany veneered lid for a 1901 =
Steinway
    Grand that is showing cracks through the finish telegraphed from the =
joints
    of the core material.  There doesn't appear to be any cross banding =
between
    the core-which looks like oak-and the face veneer.  The cracks are =
from the
    hinge end and show on both sides of the lid.  The shop is a first =
rate
    refinishing facility with very talented staff.  No one hs ever seen =
this
    problem before, and no one remembers seeing the cracks in the lid =
before
    refinishing.  The stripping process does not use waterbased =
strippers or
    rinses. The humidity during stripping and finishing was close to =
60%, now
    it's about 40%. Has anyone seen this in other lids/pieces from that =
era? I'd
    appreciate any thoughts or experiences.

    Thanks

    Paul C
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